Statements: Many books are rocks. All rocks are clips. Conclusions: I. Some books are clips. II. No rock is a book.

Only Conclusion I follows
Only Conclusion II follows
Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows

Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I–type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A–type).
Many (Some) books are rocks. ↔ All rocks are clips.
I + A ⇒ I – type of Conclusion "Some books are clips."
This is the Conclusion I.

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